27443 Mon Dec 30, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 30, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Mon Dec 30, 2024 NY Times

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Brainy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SMART

  Possible Answer : impudent, sassy, hurt, impertinent, smarting, overbold, chic, fresh, saucy, smartness, ache, bright, voguish, wise, smart

  Possible Opposite Answer : stupid




• The clue is 6. Wacky. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ZANY

  Possible Answer : clownish, silly, zany, goof, goofy, whacky, goofball, wacky, twat, cuckoo, clownlike, cockamamy, sappy, goose, buffoonish, bozo, jackass, fathead, cockamamie




• The clue is 10. Desktop computer that might run Sonoma or Sequoia. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IMAC




• The clue is 14. Choir member. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TENOR

  Possible Answer : tenor, tenor_voice, strain




• The clue is 15. Writer Wiesel. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ELIE




• The clue is 16. Forbidden. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NOGO




• The clue is 17. Waiter's imperative after bringing food. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ENJOY

  Possible Answer : savour, delight, revel, relish, love, bask, enjoy, savor

  Possible Opposite Answer : suffer




• The clue is 18. Flower that reflects yellow when held under one's chin. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: BUTTERCUP

  Possible Answer : butter-flower, butterflower, buttercup, crowfoot, kingcup, goldcup




• The clue is 20. It might have a twist or hole. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PLOT

  Possible Answer : plot_of_land, plot, patch, diagram, plot_of_ground, secret_plan, game, plat




• The clue is 21. What a sleeve covers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ARM

  Possible Answer : weapon, branch, weapon_system, build_up, fortify, limb, gird, sleeve, subdivision, arm

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarm




• The clue is 22. "Don't worry about me!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: IMOKAY




• The clue is 23. Primitive timer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: HOURGLASS

  Possible Answer : hourglass




• The clue is 26. Surface for doing exercises. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: MAT

  Possible Answer : lustrelessness, felt_up, matt-up, entangle, flat, matte_up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, lusterlessness, MAT, mat_up, gym_mat, felt, matt, matting, matte, mat, snarl, flatness, tangle, matted

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsnarl, disentangle




• The clue is 27. Globes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ORBS

  Possible Answer : eyeball, globe, orbit, ball, orb, revolve




• The clue is 28. Going out romantically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ONADATE




• The clue is 32. #1 pal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BESTIE




• The clue is 35. Language suffix. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer : ESE, east_southeast




• The clue is 36. Father. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SIRE

  Possible Answer : father, get, engender, mother, bring_forth, generate, sire, beget, forefather




• The clue is 37. Music genre prefix. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : altitude, EL, ALT, elevation




• The clue is 38. N.F.L. all-star game. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: PROBOWL




• The clue is 41. Texter's reaction to a joke. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LOL




• The clue is 42. Some beers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 44. Bathroom fixture. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TUB

  Possible Answer : vat, tub, bathtub, tubful, bath, bathing_tub




• The clue is 45. Clinks a glass and gives a speech to. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TOASTS

  Possible Answer : toast, drink, pledge, crispen, goner, crisp, wassail, salute




• The clue is 47. Indian pastries with savory fillings. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SAMOSAS

  Possible Answer : samosa




• The clue is 49. Obnoxious person, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TOOL

  Possible Answer : instrument, pecker, peter, prick, putz, creature, joyride, puppet, tool, shaft, cock, dick, tool_around




• The clue is 50. "All you need is love and a ___" (old saying). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer : cast, cat-o'-nine-tails, honk, guy, Arabian_tea, hombre, throw_up, big_cat, retch, African_tea, vomit, regurgitate, Caterpillar, barf, CAT, sick, regorge, upchuck, disgorge, vomit_up, spew, spue, be_sick, computed_axial_tomography, qat, computerized_tomography, cat, bozo, khat, quat, computed_tomography, kat, true_cat, computerized_axial_tomography, puke, purge, chuck, CT

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




• The clue is 51. Place for policy wonks. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: THINKTANK




• The clue is 56. Huge to-dos. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SCENES

  Possible Answer : fit, scenery, panorama, setting, view, vista, prospect, tantrum, conniption, shot, aspect, picture, scene




• The clue is 59. "Sounds good!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 60. Norse god of war and death. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ODIN

  Possible Answer : Odin




• The clue is 61. Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: HOLDWATER




• The clue is 63. Grammarian's concern. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: USAGE

  Possible Answer : use, employment, usage, custom, exercise, utilization, usance, utilisation




• The clue is 64. Troubles. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ILLS

  Possible Answer : ill, complaint, ailment




• The clue is 65. Number of planets before Pluto was demoted. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NINE

  Possible Answer : ix, IX, nine, 9, ball_club, club, ennead, baseball_club, nine-spot, niner, Nina_from_Carolina




• The clue is 66. Food item that might come with lox. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: BAGEL

  Possible Answer : beigel, bagel




• The clue is 67. El ___, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PASO




• The clue is 68. Exhausted, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DEAD

  Possible Answer : beat, all_in, perfectly, numb, drained, bushed, deadened, idle, utterly, utter, absolutely, short, suddenly, abruptly, dead, stagnant

  Possible Opposite Answer : live, alive, living




• The clue is 69. Put forth, as effort. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EXERT

  Possible Answer : exert, maintain, exercise, wield

SMART

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Basketball star Curry. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: STEPH

• The clue is 2. ___ Park, location of Edison's first major laboratory. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MENLO

• The clue is 3. Type of pear. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ANJOU

  Possible Answer: Anjou, anjou

• The clue is 4. Plant affliction that's below ground. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ROOTROT

• The clue is 5. Attempt. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: attempt, try_out, adjudicate, try_on, try, endeavour, hear, render, assay, test, prove, effort, examine, stress, endeavor, sample, judge, strain, taste, essay, seek

• The clue is 6. Creatures that are actually black with white stripes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ZEBRAS

  Possible Answer: zebra

• The clue is 7. What grads become. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ALUMS

  Possible Answer: potash_alum, graduate, grad, ammonia_alum, ammonium_alum, alum, alumnus, potassium_alum, alumna

• The clue is 8. Tiny complaint. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NIT

  Possible Answer: nit

• The clue is 9. Abominable Snowman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: abominable_snowman, yeti

• The clue is 10. Advances. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: INROADS

  Possible Answer: inroad

• The clue is 11. Shirley Temple and Virgin Bloody Mary, for two. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: MOCKTAILS

• The clue is 12. H₂O, in Mexico. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AGUA

  Possible Answer: agua_toad, Bufo_marinus, agua

• The clue is 13. "I understand you". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: COPY

  Possible Answer: copy, written_matter, replicate, imitate, simulate, re-create, transcript

• The clue is 19. Character described by Austen as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EMMA

• The clue is 21. Canadian province that's home to the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ALBERTA

  Possible Answer: Alberta

• The clue is 24. Grasp tightly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GRIP

  Possible Answer: hold, spellbind, grasp, handgrip, bag, fascinate, transfix, traveling_bag, grapple, clutch, clutches, adhesive_friction, travelling_bag, grip, hairgrip, clench, suitcase, traction, bobby_pin, clasp, handle

• The clue is 25. Meh. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SOSO

• The clue is 29. Units of force. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: NEWTONS

  Possible Answer: newton, N, Newton, Sir_Isaac_Newton, Isaac_Newton

• The clue is 30. Gait faster than a walk but slower than a canter. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TROT

  Possible Answer: trot, pony, crib, jog, clip, lope, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, Trot

• The clue is 31. Snakelike fish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EELS

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 32. Sheep sounds. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BAAS

  Possible Answer: baas, blat, blate, baa, bleat

• The clue is 33. "Enchanted" girl in a Gail Carson Levine book. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ELLA

• The clue is 34. Biomedical building blocks. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: STEMCELLS

• The clue is 35. Recede, as the tide. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, reflux, ebbing, ebb, ebb_away, ebb_off, wane

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 39. Remove from office. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer: drum_out, oust, throw_out, expel, kick_out, boot_out

• The clue is 40. Cry made while pointing. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LOOK

  Possible Answer: looking_at, take_care, depend, expect, feeling, spirit, wait, search, front, look, reckon, tone, see, await, flavour, expression, looking, attend, aspect, flavor, facial_expression, seem, face, smell, bet, feel, appear, calculate, count

  Possible Opposite Answer : back

• The clue is 43. No-goodnik. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SOANDSO

• The clue is 46. Jazz combo instrument. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ALTOSAX

• The clue is 48. Dish served from a crockpot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: STEW

  Possible Answer: sweat, swither, grizzle, stew, fret, lather, grudge, brood

• The clue is 49. In stacks, like a wedding cake. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TIERED

  Possible Answer: tiered

• The clue is 52. Evil hench-animal in "The Lion King". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HYENA

  Possible Answer: hyena, hyaena

• The clue is 53. "The early bird gets the worm," for one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADAGE

  Possible Answer: adage, proverb, saw, byword

• The clue is 54. Landlocked African country. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: NIGER

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Niger, Niger, Niger_River

• The clue is 55. Prepared to propose. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: KNELT

  Possible Answer: kneel

• The clue is 56. Wish for a romantic pairing between, in modern parlance. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SHIP

  Possible Answer: embark, send, ship, transport

  Possible Opposite Answer : disembark

• The clue is 57. Pepsi or Coke. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: COLA

  Possible Answer: Cola, genus_Cola, Colon, dope, Aspinwall, Costa_Rican_colon, colon, El_Salvadoran_colon, cola

• The clue is 58. Contents of a 23-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SAND

  Possible Answer: guts, backbone, Baroness_Dudevant, gumption, Sand, sandpaper, Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, moxie, sand, grit, George_Sand

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• The clue is 62. "How to ___ a ___" (common tutorial topic). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer: link_up, draw, bind, standoff, attach, affiliation, wed, tie, marry, sleeper, tie-up, necktie, splice, tie_beam, link, crosstie, bond, linkup, connect, railroad_tie, association, tie-in

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 63. Purple yam common in Filipino cooking. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UBE

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Going ___

4-letter answer Answer: ATIT

Clue #2: 5. Clarifying words

6-letter answer Answer: THATIS

Clue #3: 11. Student's concern, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: GPA

Word Help: Synonyms: grade_point_average, GPA

Clue #4: 14. Girl in Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit"

5-letter answer Answer: ALICE

Clue #5: 15. Use a Sharpie on, perhaps

6-letter answer Answer: REDACT

Word Help: Synonyms: rewriter, redactor, frame

Clue #6: 16. Undefeated boxer Laila

3-letter answer Answer: ALI

Word Help: Synonyms: Muhammad_Ali, Ali, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay

Clue #7: 17. Platinum-selling singer who co-starred in the films "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures"

12-letter answer Answer: JANELLEMONAE

Clue #8: 19. Family transport

3-letter answer Answer: VAN

Word Help: Synonyms: avant-garde, vanguard, caravan

Clue #9: 20. Certain chain movie theaters

4-letter answer Answer: AMCS

Clue #10: 21. Egyptian snake

3-letter answer Answer: ASP

Word Help: Synonyms: Vipera_aspis, asp, Egyptian_cobra

Clue #11: 22. Proof (or disproof) of paternity

7-letter answer Answer: DNATEST

Clue #12: 24. Corkscrew-shaped pasta

6-letter answer Answer: ROTINI

Clue #13: 26. Lion's home

7-letter answer Answer: DETROIT

Word Help: Synonyms: Motor_City, Detroit, Motown

Clue #14: 27. "Creature" that might "attack" a small child

13-letter answer Answer: TICKLEMONSTER

Clue #15: 31. Shed tears

3-letter answer Answer: SOB

Word Help: Synonyms: breathlessness, shortness_of_breath, whoreson

Clue #16: 34. Like snow leopards and giant pandas

5-letter answer Answer: ASIAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Asian, Asiatic

Clue #17: 35. King of Norway and Sweden from 1844 to 1859

6-letter answer Answer: OSCARI

Clue #18: 36. Only known warm-blooded fish

4-letter answer Answer: OPAH

Word Help: Synonyms: opah, Lampris_regius, moonfish

Clue #19: 38. Not much

4-letter answer Answer: ATAD

Clue #20: 40. Like fine wine and cheese

4-letter answer Answer: AGED

Word Help: Synonyms: get_on, senior, of_age
Antonyms: young, rejuvenate

Clue #21: 41. The aughts, e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: DECADE

Word Help: Synonyms: decade, decennium, ten

Clue #22: 44. "Für ___" (Beethoven dedication)

5-letter answer Answer: ELISE

Clue #23: 47. Wordsworth's "Intimations of Immortality," e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: ODE

Word Help: Synonyms: ode

Clue #24: 48. Homing devices?

13-letter answer Answer: ANKLEMONITORS

Clue #25: 51. Done without much care, informally

7-letter answer Answer: HALFASS

Clue #26: 52. Something not to quit, they say

6-letter answer Answer: DAYJOB

Clue #27: 56. Excels at school

7-letter answer Answer: GETSANA

Clue #28: 57. Year in Rio

3-letter answer Answer: ANO

Word Help: Synonyms: Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, ANO

Clue #29: 59. Cool, in slang

4-letter answer Answer: DOPE

Word Help: Synonyms: dope_up, locoweed, pot

Clue #30: 60. Bit of light

3-letter answer Answer: RAY

Word Help: Synonyms: irradiate, beam_of_light, ray

Clue #31: 61. What to do when life gives you the proverbial items hidden in 17-, 27- and 48-Across

12-letter answer Answer: MAKELEMONADE

Clue #32: 64. Experiencing little to no amorous attraction, informally

3-letter answer Answer: ARO

Clue #33: 65. List ender

6-letter answer Answer: ETALII

Clue #34: 66. Kind of sax

5-letter answer Answer: TENOR

Word Help: Synonyms: tenor, strain, tenor_voice

Clue #35: 67. A/C measure

3-letter answer Answer: BTU

Word Help: Synonyms: British_thermal_unit, BTU, B.Th.U.

Clue #36: 68. "Not so!," e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: DENIAL

Word Help: Synonyms: disaffirmation, abnegation, defence
Antonyms: prosecution

Clue #37: 69. Line up, in a way

4-letter answer Answer: SYNC

Word Help: Synonyms: sync, synchronize, synchronise
Antonyms: desynchronise, desynchronize

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Unforgettable place?

5-letter answer Answer: ALAMO

Word Help: Synonyms: Alamo

Clue #2: 2. Bit of color

5-letter answer Answer: TINCT

Word Help: Synonyms: tint, tinge, tinct

Clue #3: 3. Seals the deal, informally

6-letter answer Answer: ICESIT

Clue #4: 4. Business card abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: TEL

Clue #5: 5. "Chic" modifier

4-letter answer Answer: TRES

Clue #6: 6. Rope fiber

4-letter answer Answer: HEMP

Word Help: Synonyms: hemp, hangman's_halter, hempen_necktie

Clue #7: 7. Fuss

3-letter answer Answer: ADO

Word Help: Synonyms: fuss, flurry, stir

Clue #8: 8. Partners often work in this

6-letter answer Answer: TANDEM

Word Help: Synonyms: tandem, tandem_bicycle, in_tandem

Clue #9: 9. "Oh yeah? Watch me!"

7-letter answer Answer: ICANTOO

Clue #10: 10. The "S" of T.S. Eliot

7-letter answer Answer: STEARNS

Clue #11: 11. Tried something new, perhaps

9-letter answer Answer: GAVEITAGO

Clue #12: 12. Drunk out of one's mind

9-letter answer Answer: PLASTERED

Word Help: Synonyms: smashed, besotted, poultice

Clue #13: 13. Is not, informally

4-letter answer Answer: AINT

Clue #14: 14. Cracked, as a door

4-letter answer Answer: AJAR

Word Help: Synonyms: ajar

Clue #15: 18. Pastor's flock

5-letter answer Answer: LAICS

Clue #16: 23. Puccini opera

5-letter answer Answer: TOSCA

Clue #17: 25. Actress Vardalos

3-letter answer Answer: NIA

Clue #18: 26. North American peak named by the Koyukon Athabascans

6-letter answer Answer: DENALI

Word Help: Synonyms: Mt._McKinley, Mount_McKinley, Denali

Clue #19: 28. Rio maker

3-letter answer Answer: KIA

Clue #20: 29. Gets darker, say

6-letter answer Answer: LATENS

Clue #21: 30. Carousel, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: RIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: mount, rag, depend_upon
Antonyms: walk

Clue #22: 31. Drink with a straw

4-letter answer Answer: SODA

Word Help: Synonyms: washing_soda, pop, soda

Clue #23: 32. Kind of surgery

9-letter answer Answer: OPENHEART

Clue #24: 33. Remark that may immediately follow an insult or a compliment

9-letter answer Answer: BACKATYOU

Clue #25: 37. They might be decked in December

5-letter answer Answer: HALLS

Word Help: Synonyms: hallway, mansion, manse

Clue #26: 39. Morse bit

3-letter answer Answer: DIT

Word Help: Synonyms: dot, dit

Clue #27: 42. Maligned

7-letter answer Answer: DEFAMED

Word Help: Synonyms: besmirch, smear, calumniate

Clue #28: 43. Send off

7-letter answer Answer: EMANATE

Word Help: Synonyms: emanate, exhale, give_forth

Clue #29: 45. Twin city in the Bible

5-letter answer Answer: SODOM

Word Help: Synonyms: sodom, Sodom

Clue #30: 46. Notable time period

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: ERA, epoch, era

Clue #31: 49. Resident of Japan's third-largest city

6-letter answer Answer: OSAKAN

Clue #32: 50. Host of the 2000 Olympics

6-letter answer Answer: SYDNEY

Word Help: Synonyms: Sydney

Clue #33: 53. Two-syllable woman's name that becomes a one-syllable woman's name if you drop the last letter

5-letter answer Answer: JOANN

Clue #34: 54. Film portmanteau, informally

5-letter answer Answer: OPDOC

Clue #35: 55. "Divine medicine," per the Greek physician Paracelsus

4-letter answer Answer: BEER

Word Help: Synonyms: beer

Clue #36: 56. Snatch

4-letter answer Answer: GRAB

Word Help: Synonyms: seize, take_hold_of, catch

Clue #37: 57. Actress Shawkat of "Arrested Development"

4-letter answer Answer: ALIA

Clue #38: 58. Astrophysicist ___ deGrasse Tyson

4-letter answer Answer: NEIL

Clue #39: 62. Certain Ivy Leaguer

3-letter answer Answer: ELI

Clue #40: 63. Tense parts of sports matches, for short

3-letter answer Answer: OTS

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (30 clues)
• Down Clues (30 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, April 08, 2023

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 60 (30 Across, 30 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.3 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle April 08, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Knocks for a loop	5
2A	6. Source of masago, in Japanese cuisine	5
3A	11. Soft drink that originally contained the mood-stabilizing drug lithium citrate	7
4A	13. General senses	6
5A	15. Men on a mission	8
6A	17. Wipes out	6
7A	18. "Relax, I'm almost finished"	10
8A	20. Collaborative work	4
9A	21. ___ Brothers, winners of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014	5
10A	22. One picking out something for a cart, maybe	9
11A	24. Number in brackets	4
12A	25. Some tailgate party accessories	9
13A	26. They have bags under their eyes, for short	3
14A	27. Cultural draws for New York and Los Angeles	9
15A	28. Appeal	4
16A	29. Top gear?	4
17A	30. Astronomer's calculation	9
18A	32. ___-green	3
19A	35. Hosts of the 1988 and 2010 Winter Olympics	9
20A	36. Leave to others?	4
21A	37. Things from Mars available for purchase	9
22A	38. Followers	5
23A	39. Gets off the fence, so to speak	4
24A	40. A promising talent	10
25A	42. They're always launching new projects	6
26A	44. 2019 chart-topper for Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello	8
27A	45. Campus protection	6
28A	46. Lifts	7
29A	47. Emma Thompson and Anna Wintour, for two	5
30A	48. Name that spells something nice to have backward	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Knocks for a loop"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
• Words that mean the same thing: shock, stun, bedazzle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAZES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Source of masago, in Japanese cuisine"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
• Words that mean the same thing: smack, smell out, reek
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Soft drink that originally contained the mood-stabilizing drug lithium citrate"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEVENUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. General senses"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the adult male singing voice above baritone
• Words that mean the same thing: tenor, strain, tenor voice
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Men on a mission"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
• Words that mean the same thing: apostle, Apostle, Apostelic Father
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APOSTLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Wipes out"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATSIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. "Relax, I'm almost finished""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DONTRUSHME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Collaborative work"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. ___ Brothers, winners of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISLEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. One picking out something for a cart, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COALMINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Number in brackets"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small hard fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: sow, germ, cum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Some tailgate party accessories"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEERBONGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. They have bags under their eyes, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
• Words that mean the same thing: Transportation Security Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Cultural draws for New York and Los Angeles"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTSCENES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Appeal"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a humble request for help from someone in authority
• Words that mean the same thing: supplication
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Top gear?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
• Words that mean the same thing: lid, hat, chapeau
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "30. Astronomer's calculation"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLARTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. ___-green"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that seed of a pea plant used for food
• Words that mean the same thing: pea plant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Hosts of the 1988 and 2010 Winter Olympics"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or inhabitant of canada
• Words that mean the same thing: Canadian, Canadian River
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANADIANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Leave to others?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - george meredith
• Words that mean the same thing: bequeath, leave, testament
• The opposite would be: disinherit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Things from Mars available for purchase"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANDYBARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Followers"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Gets off the fence, so to speak"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: prefer, opt, choose
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. A promising talent"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONETOWATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "42. They're always launching new projects"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPACEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. 2019 chart-topper for Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the english `miss'
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENORITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "45. Campus protection"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the term during which some position is held
• Words that mean the same thing: incumbency, term of office, land tenure
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "46. Lifts"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make off with belongings of others
• Words that mean the same thing: pinch, cabbage, abstract
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PILFERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "47. Emma Thompson and Anna Wintour, for two"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal terms for a (young) woman
• Words that mean the same thing: dame, lady, bird
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "48. Name that spells something nice to have backward"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TESSA

  Great job if you got it right!

April 08, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Boots, so to speak	7
2D	2. "Anne of Green Gables" setting	7
3D	3. Like some citrus fruit	6
4D	4. Unit of logs	5
5D	5. Longtime character revealed to be gay in 2016's "Star Trek Beyond"	4
6D	6. Supporting elements in a story?	10
7D	7. Sorry start?	3
8D	8. Coils	8
9D	9. Money that goes to a casino	7
10D	10. Rides for rug rats	6
11D	11. Dominatrix, perhaps	6
12D	12. Consumer of cod, but not cow	11
13D	14. Tizzy	4
14D	16. Metaphor for one's personal perspective	5
15D	19. Rigidly conform	11
16D	23. Game that's hard to follow	5
17D	25. They help keep food fresh	10
18D	27. Ease	5
19D	28. Dirty film	8
20D	30. Rock band named after its founding guitarist	7
21D	31. Amounts at a deli	5
22D	32. Conventional respects	7
23D	33. Figure in Greek tragedy who says "I ask this one thing: Let me go mad in my own way"	7
24D	34. Pack leaders	6
25D	35. Like some data plans	6
26D	36. Docking points	6
27D	37. Go for	4
28D	38. Ripped, in slang	5
29D	41. Words after step or sleep	4
30D	43. "I will find you twenty lascivious turtles ___ one chaste man": Shak.	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Boots, so to speak"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that force to leave (an office)
• Words that mean the same thing: swear, depone, depose
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEPOSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Anne of Green Gables" setting"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVONLEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like some citrus fruit"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that add herbs or spices to
• Words that mean the same thing: spice up, spice, zest
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZESTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Unit of logs"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an item inserted in a written record
• Words that mean the same thing: accounting entry, unveiling, launching
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Longtime character revealed to be gay in 2016's "Star Trek Beyond""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SULU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Supporting elements in a story?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEELBEAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Sorry start?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Coils"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that tie or link together
• Words that mean the same thing: interlace, intertwine, entwine
• The opposite would be: untwine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTWINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Money that goes to a casino"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
• Words that mean the same thing: losses
• The opposite would be: winnings
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Rides for rug rats"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
• Words that mean the same thing: velocipede, trike, tricycle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Dominatrix, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others
• The opposite would be: masochist
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SADIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Consumer of cod, but not cow"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESCETARIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Tizzy"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Words that mean the same thing: call forth, touch, arouse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Metaphor for one's personal perspective"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular situation
• Words that mean the same thing: shoe, place, skid
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Rigidly conform"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARCHINSTEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Game that's hard to follow"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a gambling card game of spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
• Words that mean the same thing: three-card monte, four-card monte
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. They help keep food fresh"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a container used to keep bread or cake in
• Words that mean the same thing: bread-bin, breadbox
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BREADBOXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Ease"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lessen the intensity of or calm
• Words that mean the same thing: assuage, still, quench
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Dirty film"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PONDSCUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Rock band named after its founding guitarist"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANTANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Amounts at a deli"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
• Words that mean the same thing: darnel, tare, Lolium temulentum
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Conventional respects"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that righteousness by virtue of being pious
• Words that mean the same thing: piousness, piety
• The opposite would be: impiety
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIETIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Figure in Greek tragedy who says "I ask this one thing: Let me go mad in my own way""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) the daughter of agamemnon and clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (orestes) to avenge agamemnon's death by helping her to kill clytemnestra and her lover (aegisthus)
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELECTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Pack leaders"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 1st letter of the greek alphabet
• Words that mean the same thing: alpha
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ALPHAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Like some data plans"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lie at the top of
• Words that mean the same thing: crest, cap
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Docking points"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• Words that mean the same thing: wharf, dock, moor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHARFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. Go for"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
• Words that mean the same thing: toll, monetary value, price
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. Ripped, in slang"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Words after step or sleep"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. "I will find you twenty lascivious turtles ___ one chaste man": Shak."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	45	75.0%
Food & Drink	3	5.0%
History	3	5.0%
Short Answer	2	3.3%
Sports	2	3.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.7%
Science/Technology	1	1.7%
Movies/Film	1	1.7%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	30
Down Clues	30
Total Clues	60
Average Answer Length	6.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 03, 2025 at 05:40 AM